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Updated 29 July 2026

McDonald's Hot Caramel Sundae
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McDonald's Hot Caramel Sundae

$4.19 330 Cal 7g protein

Treat yourself to a Hot Caramel Sundae at McDonald's! This Caramel Sundae combines creamy vanilla soft serve and warm, buttery caramel topping.

Checked across 31 restaurants, $2.96 to $6.69.

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Nutritional Facts

Per serving · Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Total330kcal
Protein7g14%
Carbs58g19%
Fat7g11%
NutrientAmount% DV
Calories330kcal17%
Total Fat7g11%
Saturated Fat4.5g23%
Trans Fat0g—
Cholesterol30mg10%
Sodium150mg7%
Total Carbohydrates58g19%
Dietary Fiber0g0%
Total Sugars41g82%
Added Sugars34g68%
Protein7g14%
Calcium240mg18%
Iron0mg0%
Potassium320mg7%
Caffeine0mg—
Nutritional values come from McDonald's published data and may vary by location or customisation. Updated 29 July 2026. Compare this item against the rest of the menu with the nutrition calculator.

McDonald's Hot Caramel Sundae Complete Information

A McDonald's Hot Caramel Sundae costs $4.19 and carries 330 calories with 7g of protein. Vanilla soft serve under warm caramel sauce, served in a cup.

It is the sweeter of the two sundaes and the cheaper one, sitting a few cents under the Hot Fudge Sundae at $4.34 on identical calories. Where the fudge sauce brings a slight bitterness from the chocolate, the caramel is straightforwardly sweet, which makes it the one children reach for and the one adults sometimes find too much on its own. At 330 calories both sundaes come in lighter than either McFlurry and lighter than any shake on the menu, which makes them the sensible order when dessert is the second thing you are eating rather than the first. Pair it with a black Coffee at $2.49, which is the cheapest way to balance it.

Health Insight

At 330 calories and 41g of sugar, this one is best treated as an occasional order rather than an everyday one.

Lighter alternative: Baked Hot Apple Pie on the same menu comes in at 230 calories. See Baked Hot Apple Pie

What Is in a McDonald's Hot Caramel Sundae?

2 components, 20 ingredients in total, exactly as McDonald's lists them.

  1. Main Ingredients10
    • Milk
    • Sugar
    • Cream
    • Corn Syrup
    • Natural Flavor
    • Mono And Diglycerides
    • Cellulose Gum
    • Guar Gum
    • Carrageenan
    • Vitamin A Palmitate

    Contains: Milk

  2. Caramel Topping10
    • Corn Syrup
    • Milk
    • Sugar
    • High Fructose Corn Syrup
    • Water
    • Butter (Cream, Salt)
    • Disodium Phosphate
    • Salt
    • Pectin
    • Natural Flavor
Ingredient statements are published by McDonald's and can change without notice. Regional suppliers mean a restaurant near you may use a slightly different formulation.

How to Make a Hot Caramel Sundae at Home?

Caramel sauce is easier than fudge sauce and less forgiving at the same time: sugar goes from amber to burnt in about ten seconds. Watch the color, not the clock. The restaurant version is $4.19.

262 min250 prep, 12 cookMediumdifficulty4 sundaesyield
Servings4

Ingredients0 of 11

Vanilla soft serve base

Caramel sauce

Method0 of 8 steps

Tips

  • Warm the cream first. Cold cream into hot sugar seizes the caramel into a solid lump.
  • No stirring while the sugar melts. That is the single most common way home caramel fails.
  • Salt is not optional. Without it the sauce is flat sweetness and nothing else.

Variations

  • Use the fudge sauce instead for the Hot Fudge Sundae, $4.34 in restaurant.
  • Push the caramel darker for a bitter edge closer to the fudge version.
  • Pour it over a cone rather than into a cup, which most restaurants will also do on request.

Serve immediately. The restaurant version is $4.19, and homemade caramel is the part that genuinely improves on it.

Pairs Well Together

Perfect Combination

A Coffee (Small) cuts the sweetness of the Hot Caramel Sundae, which is why the two turn up together.

Hot Caramel Sundae $4.19 Hot Caramel Sundae Coffee (Small) $2.49 Coffee (Small)

Allergen Information

This item may contain the following allergens

  • Milk / Dairy

Allergen information for the Hot Caramel Sundae is based on McDonald's standard recipe. Cross contamination is possible in restaurant kitchens, so tell staff about any allergy before you order.

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Hot Caramel Sundae Questions

How much is a Hot Caramel Sundae at McDonald's?

A Hot Caramel Sundae is $4.19 at a typical US restaurant, a few cents under the Hot Fudge version at $4.34. Both are medians from live restaurant listings with ranges shown on their pages.

How many calories in a Hot Caramel Sundae?

330 calories with 7g of protein, identical to the Hot Fudge Sundae. Both sit well below either McFlurry and below every shake on the menu.

What is the difference between the caramel and fudge sundae?

The sauce, and nothing else. Caramel is sweeter and softer; fudge carries a slight bitterness from the chocolate. Calories are identical and the price gap is a few cents.

Is the Hot Caramel Sundae actually hot?

The sauce is served warm rather than hot, which is deliberate. Hotter sauce would melt the soft serve into liquid before it reached the table; warm gives you the contrast without losing the ice cream.

Which is the lightest dessert at McDonald’s?

Not this one. The Chocolate Chip Cookie at 170 calories, the Vanilla Cone at 200 and the Baked Apple Pie at 230 all come in lower. The treats menu page ranks them all.

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